Saints, Drew Brees overcome big night from Chargers rookie QB Justin Herbert
NEW ORLEANS — Wil Lutz kicked a 36-yard field goal with 5:08 left in overtime and New Orleans’ defense stopped Chargers receiver Mike Williams just short on fourth down to preserve a 30-27 victory over seemingly star-crossed Los Angeles on Monday night. Chargers kicker Michael Badgley, who missed his first...
Battered Joe Burrow, Bengals lacking in big plays, consistency
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Future opponents are bound to get ideas after watching tape of Joe Burrow being flummoxed and chased by the Baltimore Ravens’ blitzing defenders. The Cincinnati Bengals, on the other hand, need to work harder on keeping their talented rookie quarterback from getting maimed. Seriously. Burrow was sacked...
Browns are 4-1, looking like contenders heading to PittsburghVideo
CLEVELAND — Rising high above downtown Cleveland on an unusually warm autumn night, the Terminal Tower was bathed in bright orange lights Sunday, a glowing tribute to a team that has this football-obsessed city fired up. For the first time in 26 years, the beloved Browns are 4-1. Showing resiliency,...
Browns’ Mayfield ‘sore’ with rib injury, CB Williams to IR
CLEVELAND — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield only injured his ribs in Sunday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts, a victory that pushed surprising Cleveland to 4-1 for the first time in 26 years. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that Mayfield is “sore” but that his injury is specific to the ribs....
Coach Dan Quinn, GM Thomas Dimitroff fired by Falcons
ATLANTA — Dan Quinn never stopped believing he could turn things around in Atlanta. He won’t get the chance. With the Falcons mired at 0-5 for the first time since 1997, Quinn was fired as the team’s coach — just hours after a 23-16 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Longtime...
Surging Browns beat Colts, improve to 4-1Video
CLEVELAND — Bill Belichick was their coach and Nick Saban was on his staff the last time the Cleveland Browns were this good this early. Baker Mayfield passed for a season-high 247 yards and two touchdowns against the NFL’s No. 1 defense, Myles Garrett forced a crucial safety in the...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott carted off field after suffering a gruesome ankle injuryVideo
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has sustained a gruesome injury to his right ankle in the third quarter against the New York Giants. Prescott was injured at the end of a 9-yard run when he was tackled by New York defensive back Logan Ryan. His right foot was bent at...
NFL Week 5 roundup: Carr helps Raiders snap Chiefs’ 13-game win streak, 40-32Video
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Derek Carr threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns, outplaying Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes along the way, and the Las Vegas Raiders nearly shut out the potent Kansas City offense in the second half to rally for a 40-32 victory Sunday that ended the Chiefs’...
Ravens sack Burrows 7 times in rout of BengalsVideo
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens sacked Joe Burrow seven times, forced the Bengals rookie into a pair of turnovers and effectively stuffed Cincinnati’s running game in a meticulous 27-3 victory Sunday. Baltimore stout defensive performance was punctuated by Patrick Queen’s 52-yard fumble return in the fourth quarter. It was the...
NFL does major juggling of schedule because of coronavirus
The NFL has juggled its regular-season schedule due to coronavirus outbreaks with the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots. Nine teams are being affected, some over a period of weeks through Nov. 22: New England, Tennessee, Denver, Buffalo, Kansas City, Miami, the Los Angeles Chargers, New York Jets and Jacksonville....
Titans back at work, not talking about covid-19 outbreakVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have heard some of the calls for the NFL to punish them harshly for the team’s role in the league’s first covid-19 outbreak, and they have some words of caution after first-hand experience. It’s still a pandemic. And testing, even as much as the...
Browns star Myles Garrett off to dominant startVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett shrugged off his latest award with the same ease he shows when blasting past a helpless right tackle on his path to the quarterback. Being chosen AFC Defensive Player of the Week didn’t excite Garrett. “It is something they should have done already by now,” the...
Jets covid-19 tests come back negative; Titans had no positive tests Friday
All New York Jets players and coaches tested negative for covid-19, and Sunday’s game against Arizona will be played on time. The Jets posted a statement on social media Friday night, hours after their training facility was closed because of a presumptive positive coronavirus test for one player. “This evening,...
Browns look to further validate start against tough Colts
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield knows all about the Browns’ tortured history over the past two decades. It’s been jammed down his throat. Almost from the moment he was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in 2018, Mayfield’s been told about the expansion-era horror stories of botched drafts, devastating injuries,...
Tom Brady loses to Nick Foles again, loses track of downs as Bears beat Bucs
CHICAGO — Tom Brady fell to Nick Foles again and appeared to lose count of downs on his final play, and the Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-19 on Thursday night after Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal with 1:17 remaining. DeAndre Houston-Carson broke up Brady’s fourth-down...
AP source: Bills-Titans, Broncos-Patriots rescheduled by NFLVideo
NASHVILLE — The Bills-Titans game has been moved from Sunday to Tuesday night as long as Tennessee has no more positive tests for covid-19 in the interim, a person with direct knowledge of the switch tells The Associated Press. The NFL also is rescheduling Sunday’s Broncos-Patriots game from Sunday to...
NFL covid-19 disruptions are causing chaos in fantasy football world, too
Want a “fantasy,” Steelers fans? Here’s a fantasy. How about an NFL week without the specter of games being postponed or moved around? That’s a fantasy in my world. It’s also a fantasy in most fantasy football leagues. And while the real-life logistics of maneuvering around the covid-19 landmines are...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson’s deep-ball accuracy ‘a work in progress’Video
Four games into the Ravens’ season, quarterback Lamar Jackson hasn’t had to sweat the small stuff. It’s the bigger throws that have cost him. On short passes — balls with a target depth of 0 to 9 yards — Jackson has been more accurate (83%) this season than Green Bay...
Big Apple rotten with Jets, Giants off to 0-4 startsVideo
NEW YORK — No wins, eight losses and lots of frustrated fans. The Big Apple is pretty rotten when it comes to its professional football teams, and it’s tough to imagine things getting better any time soon. The Jets and Giants are 0-4 for the first time since 1976 —...
Washington benches QB Dwayne Haskins for Kyle Allen
Dwayne Haskins is going from starting quarterback to out of uniform. Ron Rivera benched Haskins for Washington’s next game Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams and turned to Kyle Allen as the new starter with the team 1-3 and at what the coach believes is a crucial moment of the...
Joe Flacco to start for Jets as Sam Darnold listed out
NEW YORK — New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will sit out against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday with his sprained right shoulder. Coach Adam Gase said Wednesday that veteran Joe Flacco will get the start at home in Darnold’s place. “We’re just making sure we do the right thing,...
Patriots cancel practice amid reports of new positive coronavirus test
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have canceled practice amid reports that a third player has tested positive for the coronavirus. Sports Illustrated reported that reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore tested positive for the virus on Wednesday and was added to the team’s reserve/covid-19 list....
AP source: 2 more positives stop Titans’ return to facility
NASHVILLE — Tennessee will not be returning to the team’s facility Wednesday after two more players tested positive in the NFL’s first covid-19 outbreak, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press. The Titans had no positive tests Monday or Tuesday for the first time after six consecutive...
Aaron Rodgers, Robert Tonyan lead Packers to victory over Falcons
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers needed someone to step forward when injuries left their top two wide receivers unavailable. That made it the perfect showcase for tight end Robert Tonyan to continue his breakthrough season. Tonyan caught three of Aaron Rodgers’ four touchdown passes, Za’Darius Smith recorded...
First Call: Browns working around big injury. Titans may face discipline. Happy ‘Sid’iversary, Pens fans.
After the NFL postponed a Steelers game in Nashville this Sunday due to coronavirus concerns, the Tennessee Titans appear to be turning the corner when it comes to controlling the spread. But will they get disciplined for protocol violations after failing to take proper measures to prevent its introduction to...
